ruby glow peperomia
Peperomia graveolens
Native to Peru and Ecuador, this succulent forms small plants with burgundy-red stems. V-shaped leaves … Continued
Browsing plants: succulent
The term succulent is a description of a type of plant that has adapted to dry conditions by developing the ability to store and conserve water in thick leaves and stems. Some have small or nonexistent leaves, and may also have a hairy or waxy surface to reduce water loss, pores that open at night and close during the day, and spines to protect the plant from predators searching for water.
Succulents are ideal plants for the busy gardener. Most are easy to grow, with few disease or insect problems, and tolerant of heat, drought, and poor soils. As houseplants, they are well adapted to the warmth and low humidity of the average home. Many are slow growing and will stay in the same pot for years. Potted plants can be moved outdoors in the summer, and many, including a few varieties of cactus and sedum, are winter hardy in our area.
Succulents are available in a wide range of shapes, sizes, colors, and textures, and some have spectacular, if sometimes short-lived, flowers. They offer something dramatic, different, and low-maintenance.
moss rose
Portulaca grandiflora
A classic maintenance free annual with fancy rose-like blooms all summer. Often self-seeding in garden … Continued
variegated elephant bush
Portulacaria afra f. variegata
Elephant bush plant may get 6- to 20-feet tall in habitat where it is a … Continued
trailing coral cactus, rice cactus
Ripsalis cereuscula
Native to South America, this plant is lives in the understory of the forest where … Continued
creeping stonecrop
Sedum species
kamtschaticum var. middendorffianum ‘Variegated’ Narrow green toothed leaves on plants growing just 8-12″ tall and … Continued
‘Harvest Moon’ sedum
Sedum spathulifolium ‘Harvest Moon’
Silver-white leaves; yellow flowers in summer on this choice rock garden or trough plant. Choice … Continued
‘Tokyo Sun’ stonecrop
Sedum japonicum 'Tokyo Sun'
Tiny bright yellow gold succulent foliage. Most yellow in full sun, more lime green in … Continued
hens and chicks
Sempervivum species
“Little chicks” cluster around the larger rosette “hen” making perfect little rock garden perennials that … Continued
blue chalksticks
Senecio serpens
Powdery blue-green fleshy tubular leaves provide color and texture contrast in succulent collections. A great … Continued
string of pearls
Senecio rowleyanus
This unusual-looking succulent sprawls over container edges in strands resembling a beaded necklace, with fleshy … Continued
spotted leopard plant, silver squill
Ledebouria socialis ‘Violacea’
One of the most widely cultivated bulbs, favored by cactus and succulent growers. It is … Continued
air plants
Tillandsia species
Tillandsias are very hardy and require much less attention than other house plants. Provided the … Continued